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Arlette WillisUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignE-mail AuthorARLETTE I. WILLIS is a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her scholarship includes re-envisioning histories of African American literacies, examining the direction of pre-service English teacher education, and applying critical theories to literacy policy and research.

Melanie KirkwoodUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignE-mail AuthorMELANIE A. KIRKWOOD is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research interests include gender, sexuality and multiculturalism in children’s literature and reading interventions in urban schooling contexts.

Kendra Nalubega-BookerUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignE-mail AuthorKENDRA NALUBEGA-BOOKER is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research foci include African-born immigrant youths, specifically from anglophone sub-Saharan Africa, and their experiences while transitioning in the U.S. education system.

Mohamed NasirUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignE-mail AuthorMOHAMED NASIR is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Special Education. His thirty years of experience in Egypt and Qatar inform his areas of interest: inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream education.

Lourdes BustosUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignE-mail AuthorLOURDES BUSTOS is a master’s degree student the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research interests include bilingual and biliteracy education.